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by PaulHoule 1211 days ago
I use a few Windows programs that are "installed" like you say. I prefer programs that have a Windows installer though.

My work laptop is managed and wouldn't let me install my own software that isn't managed by IT if they hadn't modified it to let me log as an administrator since, as a software dev, I need to do all kinds of strange things to it.
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textman 1211 days ago
So what does it take to get IT to approve software, particularly if no code signed installer? I was always a dev contractor so was never part of those decisions/policies.
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PaulHoule 1211 days ago
I have not been close to it either. At my employer we have a "software center" that people use it install supported applications.

I know people who work at some big banks in NYC where all software has to be approved and they managed to get approval to use a Python library I wrote that I think they install with pip.

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